Reading Strategies

Schema:


Prior/Background Knowledge
Activate and Build Upon Prior Knowledge


*Text-to-self connectionsyour life and what you already know


*Text-to-text connectionsthings you have read before


*Text-to-world connectionsthings you know about the world





"That reminds me of ........"
"I remember......."
"My connection here is ......."








abridged and adapted from: ARA Conference, 10.21.2008 Susan Zimmerman.